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“The great unfinished business of the 21st century is helping women and girls break through these ceilings and participate fully in every aspect of life once and for all,” she said.

The program, run through the Clinton Foundation, is aimed at bolstering “full participation for women and girls in the 21st century,” according to the organization’s website, which Clinton linked to in a tweet. “The full participation of women and girls is critical to global progress, development, and security.”

Clinton, a top possible 2016 contender, often speaks passionately about efforts to advance women around the world, and the issue was a priority for her while in Foggy Bottom.

In 2008, then-candidate Clinton conceded the Democratic presidential nomination to Barack Obama, but in a nod to her gender, famously noted that “Although we weren’t able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you, it’s got about 18 million cracks in it.”